Literary Listings: November 2026

New for 2026, the Irish Writers Centre brings you a monthly round-up of literary events happening across the country, from book and magazine launches to panel discussions, festivals and lectures!

For a list of events happening in our own building at No. 19 Parnell Square, check out the dedicated Irish Writers Centre events page.

Have an event to share with us? Let us know at communications@irishwriterscentre.ie and where possible we’ll include in a following month’s listings.

Below, please find events coming up for November: 

 

Belfast

7: Ulster Poetry Slam Final (Studio 1A)

14 October – 8 November: Belfast International Arts Festival (Various venues)

12: Seamus Heaney & Latin Poetry Lecture with Stephen Harrison (Seamus Heaney Centre)

12: Karibu Book Club – The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Karibu Coffee)

19: Reading Seamus Heaney: Henryson’s Fables (Seamus Heaney Centre)

20: READING: I Am Trying to Love the Whole World by Jenny Browne (Seamus Heaney Centre)

25: Keeping the Lines Open: A Creative Writing Workshop (Linen Hall Library)

27: Macha Press: Poets & Editors in Conversation (Linen Hall Library)

28: The Irish Writers Centre on Tour (Seamus Heaney Centre)

28: To the Left Bookclub (Hustle)

 

Clare

16: Literary Conversation on the Refugee Experience in Ennis (DeValera Library)

 

Cork

8: Cosmic Connection – A Vibes and Verses Writing Workshop (Arts at Civic Trust House)

10: Shut Up and Write, Writing Group (The Dean Hotel)

28: Synaesthesia Live Event (St. Peter’s Church)

 

Derry:

6: Performance: A Tale Told By an Idiot (Studio 2, Foyle Business Park)

13-14: Performance: The Human Voice (Playhouse)

23: Island Voices 2026 (Guildhall)

 

Donegal:

4-8: Allingham Arts Festival (Abbey Arts Centre)

7: Téa Obreht in Conversation with Denise Blake (Abbey Arts Centre)

 

Dublin

4-8: Dublin Book Festival (Various venues)

5: Introductions: Céadlínte Night One (Poetry Ireland)

6: First Fridays (Museum of Literature Ireland)

6: LAUNCH – What Does the Ocean Taste Like? by Brigid O’Dea (Books Upstairs)

6: Poe Show: A Gothic Diversion Performance (James Joyce Centre)

6: The Luck of the Editor: A Seminar with Marco Sonzogni and Matthew Hollis (National Library of Ireland)

7: Gulliver 300: Gulliver’s Travels Pop-Up Book Club (Cabra Library)

8: Dublin Book Festival: Jodi Picoult in Conversation (Royal Irish Academy of Music)

11: LAUNCH – Out There by William Keohane (Books Upstairs)

11: Book Club Atop a Hill (Writer’s Café Atop a Hill)

14: Irish Writers Centre Anthology 35 Launch (Irish Writers Centre)

19: Step Into Christmas – Late Night Shopping at Books Upstairs

21: Translating a Nation Into English (National Library of Ireland)

21: Heaney’s Islands: Landscape, Memory and Imagination (National Library of Ireland)

26: LAUNCH – Pandemonium Literary Journal (Books Upstairs)

 

Galway

5: Celtic Tales Storytelling Show (The Crane Bar)

10: Writing for Children: A Workshop (University of Galway)

12: Ali Watkins – Writing What’s Real – Responsible Non-Fiction Workshop (Galway Arts Centre)

19: What’s the Story? Storytelling Workshop with Orla McGovern (Galway Arts Centre)

23: Folklore, Female Ageing, and the Hag (Róisín Dubh)

 

Kerry

20-22: Dingle Literary Festival (Various venues)

 

Kildare:

26: Online Creative Writing Workshop for Long Haulers with Nell Regan

 

Limerick

6: Seanchoiche – Luck (Wickham Way)

19: Becoming a Creative Writer (O’Mahoney’s Booksellers)

 

Wexford:

5: Punk Night at Chapter & Verse Collective (Red Books Underground)

24: Wexford Reads Festival in Conversation with Paul Howard (Wexford Town Library)

 

Wicklow

7-15: YARN Storytelling Festival (Mermaid Arts Centre)

14-15: Shared Voices Festival (Whale Theatre)

19: LAUNCH: Coracle by Jane Clarke (Bridge Street Books)